Taylor Kitsch was up against R-Patz, Zac, Chace Crawford and the JoBros for the male hottie award...

...at the Teen Choice awards 2009, but just who is he?

Taylor started out as a professional hockey player, before moving to New York and becoming a model for brands like Diesel and Abercrombie & Fitch, but you will probably recognize the 28-year-old Canadian from his acting career. He's starred in John Tucker Must Die, The Covenant (with Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford) or more recently, as Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Do you think he deserved the Teen Choice nomination for male hottie - take a look and let us know below:

White shirt + tan + smouldering look = HOT!

Airport hotness?

Click next for more photos and an interview with Taylor.